On 7/30/05, Kevin Mark <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On Thu, Jul 28, 2005 at 11:55:43AM +0200, Gena Batyan wrote:
> > When trying to install a package using apt-get, it says among other
> > things 'following packages will be REMOVED: ...' and this list is HUGE!
> >
> > I'll give an example. I'm try
On Thu, Jul 28, 2005 at 11:55:43AM +0200, Gena Batyan wrote:
> Hello!
>
> I'm using unstable and I have encountered a strange situation a few times.
Hi Gena,
in fact this is not strange (for unstable). It is a situation that
occurs from time to time in the developement of Debian (or other linux
antgel wrote:
Adam Funk wrote:
Do I need to do anything to prepare to use aptitude, or will it pick up
everything in my sources.list and preferences files? Does it use
apt-listbugs? More or less the same way apt-get does?
You don't really need to prepare. I'm not sure about apt-lis
antgel wrote:
> Adam Funk wrote:
>> antgel wrote:
>>
>>
>>>Firstly, you should use aptitude instead of apt-get, which is not a
>>>proper package manager. This has been pointed out numerous times over
>>>the years, and perhaps it should be more apparent in the Debian docs.
>>
>>
>> Is it possi
On Thu, 28 Jul 2005 14:24:58 +0100
Adam Funk <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> Is it possible or practical to revert from aptitude to apt-get if the
> user doesn't like aptitude?
Since aptitude can be used on the command-line with the same flags as
apt-get (aptitude update, aptitude upgrade, aptitu
On 07/28/2005 11:55 am, Gena Batyan wrote:
> pier wrote:
> > Gena Batyan wrote:
> >>I'm using unstable and I have encountered a strange situation a few
> >> times. When trying to install a package using apt-get, it says among
> >> other things 'following packages will be REMOVED: ...' and this list
On (28/07/05 08:47), Edward Dunagin wrote:
>
> you know, i have following this thread and find it
> strange
>
> i ran aptitude update and then ran aptitude upgrade,
> and look:
>
> HighNet:/usr/local# aptitude upgrade
> Reading Package Lists... Done
> Building Dependency Tree
> Reading extended
antgel wrote:
>> Is it possible or practical to revert from aptitude to apt-get if the
>> user doesn't like aptitude?
>
> Yes.
>
>>>Secondly, if you are using unstable, you should know how to deal with
>>>this stuff.
>>
>>
>> I've been using testing and unstable for a couple of years and I sti
you know, i have following this thread and find it
strange
i ran aptitude update and then ran aptitude upgrade,
and look:
HighNet:/usr/local# aptitude upgrade
Reading Package Lists... Done
Building Dependency Tree
Reading extended state information
Initializing package states... Done
The followi
antgel writes:
> Firstly, you should use aptitude instead of apt-get, which is not a
> proper package manager.
Neither is a package manager at all. Both are front-ends for the apt
library, which is built on top of the dpkg package management system.
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antgel wrote:
> Firstly, you should use aptitude instead of apt-get, which is not a
> proper package manager. This has been pointed out numerous times over
> the years, and perhaps it should be more apparent in the Debian docs.
Is it possible or practical to revert from aptitude to apt-get if th
Gena Batyan wrote:
> Ms Linuz wrote:
>
>> Gena Batyan wrote:
>>
>>
>>> pier wrote:
>>>
>>>
Gena Batyan wrote:
> I'm using unstable and I have encountered a strange situation a few
> times.
> When trying to install a package using apt-get, it says among other
> things
Gena Batyan wrote:
> pier wrote:
>
>> Gena Batyan wrote:
>>
>>> I'm using unstable and I have encountered a strange situation a few
>>> times.
>>> When trying to install a package using apt-get, it says among other
>>> things 'following packages will be REMOVED: ...' and this list is HUGE!
>>> I'l
pier wrote:
Gena Batyan wrote:
I'm using unstable and I have encountered a strange situation a few times.
When trying to install a package using apt-get, it says among other
things 'following packages will be REMOVED: ...' and this list is HUGE!
I'll give an example. I'm trying to install gaim,
Gena Batyan wrote:
> I'm using unstable and I have encountered a strange situation a few times.
> When trying to install a package using apt-get, it says among other
> things 'following packages will be REMOVED: ...' and this list is HUGE!
> I'll give an example. I'm trying to install gaim, which d
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